What doyou meanby ___?Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?It soundslike youbelieve…I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)It soundslike youbelieve…Tell memoreaboutthat.Can yousay moreaboutthat?Can youexplainthat partagain?If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?What doyou meanby ___?Did I missanythingimportant?Can yousay moreaboutthat?What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…Did I missanythingimportant?Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…I noted thatyou said______, canyou elaborateon that?Tell memoreaboutthat.What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.So you’resayingthat…So you’resayingthat…I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?Can youexplainthat partagain?Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?What doyou meanby ___?Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?It soundslike youbelieve…I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)It soundslike youbelieve…Tell memoreaboutthat.Can yousay moreaboutthat?Can youexplainthat partagain?If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?What doyou meanby ___?Did I missanythingimportant?Can yousay moreaboutthat?What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…Did I missanythingimportant?Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…I noted thatyou said______, canyou elaborateon that?Tell memoreaboutthat.What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.So you’resayingthat…So you’resayingthat…I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?Can youexplainthat partagain?Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?

Active Listening Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. What do you mean by ___?
  2. Can you tell me if I understood this correctly? (then summarize what they said)
  3. Can you explain what you mean by that?
  4. I may not agree, but I want to understand your thinking. Can you give me an example?
  5. It sounds like you believe…
  6. I appreciate you explaining your point. Have you considered ____________?
  7. Can you help me understand why you think that?
  8. If I’m understanding you correctly, then… (summarize what the person said)
  9. It sounds like you believe…
  10. Tell me more about that.
  11. Can you say more about that?
  12. Can you explain that part again?
  13. If I’m understanding you correctly, then… (summarize what the person said)
  14. I understand your point, but I see it differently.
  15. What experiences influenced your thinking?
  16. What made you come to that conclusion?
  17. What do you mean by ___?
  18. Did I miss anything important?
  19. Can you say more about that?
  20. What part of this is most important to you?
  21. Can I explain a different way of looking at it?
  22. How did that affect your understanding of or thinking about the topic?
  23. Let me check that I understand you correctly…
  24. Did I miss anything important?
  25. Can you explain what you mean by that?
  26. Let me check that I understand you correctly…
  27. I noted that you said ______, can you elaborate on that?
  28. Tell me more about that.
  29. What made you come to that conclusion?
  30. That’s similar to my thinking because…
  31. So what I’m hearing is… Is that right?
  32. So what I’m hearing is… Is that right?
  33. That’s similar to my thinking because…
  34. How did that affect your understanding of or thinking about the topic?
  35. Can you help me understand why you think that?
  36. Can you tell me if I understood this correctly? (then summarize what they said)
  37. I understand your point, but I see it differently.
  38. So you’re saying that…
  39. So you’re saying that…
  40. I appreciate you explaining your point. Have you considered ____________?
  41. Can you explain that part again?
  42. Can I explain a different way of looking at it?
  43. I may not agree, but I want to understand your thinking. Can you give me an example?
  44. I agree with part of what you said, but not all of it. For example, I heard you say ___________, but have you considered ________________.
  45. What part of this is most important to you?
  46. I agree with part of what you said, but not all of it. For example, I heard you say ___________, but have you considered ________________.
  47. What experiences influenced your thinking?